Peg and ring toy



2,75 TAM A W W56 A. BRENNAN ETAL PEG AND RING TOY 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 FiledAug. 9, 1954 INVENTOR Am /raw finwmwmm firms M 0 ATTORNEY 1956 A.BRENNAN EIAL 2,757,479

PEG AND RING TOY Filed Aug. 9, 1954 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR AndrewBrennan 5/705 M Ford ATTORNEY United States Patent Office 2,757,479Patented Aug. 7, 1956 PEG AND RING TOY Andrew Brennan, Philadelphia,Pa., and Silas M. Ford, St. Paul, Minn.

This invention relates to a toy structure and more particularly to atraining and amusement toy structure which will assist in attainingphysical coordination and also pro vide amusement.

The usual structure of a base and peg post or pin upon which. blocks orrings are placed provides a danger to falling children. In addition,such pegs are usually cumbersome and heavy, to prevent breakage, and arenot easily handled by small hands.

In the present structure we have provided a platform and spindlearrangement which protects children from falling upon an unprotectedupright peg, post or pin. It is also difiicult for some children and thephysically disabled to place a drilled block or ring on a spindle, peg,post or pin.

The provision of a cage and a guide in alignment with a centered post orpeg greatly facilitates the placement of the blocks or rings on the peg.In addition, the provision of a light structure with light rings whichcan be handled easily with little fingers and played with the peg eitherin the vertical or horizontal position has advantages from thestandpoints of training and amusement. Further, a game is provided whichmay be played by two or more children.

It is, therefore, an object of this invention to provide the physicallyhandicapped with an aid to obtaining physical coordination.

Another object of this invention is to provide children with a helpfultraining tool in combination with a toy which also afiords amusement.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent from the followingdescription of the accompanying drawings, wherein:

Fig. 1 is a side perspective of a toy and training tool embodied in thisinvention;

Fig. 2, a cross-sectional view through lines 2-2 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3, a top plan view of Fig. 1;

Fig. 4, a modification of Fig. 1;

Fig. 5, a top plan view of the modified toy and training tool shown inFig. 4; with spacer posts shown in dotted lines;

Fig. 6, a longitudinal cross-sectional fied structure on line 55 of Fig.5.

With reference to the drawings, there is illustrated in Figs. 1, 2 and3, with like parts being indicated by similar numerals, a rectangularend plate provided on each corner with posts or spacers 11 which supporta top plate 12. The ends 13 are wedged in openings 14 'of the plate 12.The opposite ends of posts 11 are likewise secured in the plate 10. Itwill be recognized that securing means including adhesives, screws,dowels or pins may be used to fasten the posts or spacers 11 between theplates 10 and 12.

Centered on the plate view of the modi- 10 is a peg 15 having its end 16wedged into opening 17 in plate 10. An aperture 18 is out through plate12. The aperture 18 is centered with respect to peg 15 to permit anumber of rings or inserts 19,

with hollowed centers 20, to be fitted in alignment with the peg 15 andslipped thereon. The rings, or inserts 19, peg 15 and aperture 18 may beof diiferent sizes and con figurations, as desired. The structure asdescribed is made of wood.

The modified illustration as shown in Figs. 4, 5 and 6, with like partsbeing similarly indicated], illustrates the rounded end plates 21 and 22mounted on opposite ends of posts 23 and 24. As illustrated in Fig. 6,the post ends 25 of posts 23 are secured by being set into relativeholes bored in the end plates 21 and 22, as shown in Figure 6. The endsof posts 24 (not shown) are likewise fastened to plates 21 and 22. Inthe plate 21 there is centered a pin or peg 26 which is also centeredwith respect to posts 23. The end 27 of peg 26 is secured by its beingset into a relative hole in end plate 21, as shown in Figure 6. Theplate 22 is provided with an aperture 28 of larger diameter than theaperture 18, previously described. The peg 26 is centered in theaperture 28 and extends substantially flush with upper edge of end wall22.

The rings 29, provided with apertures 30, are fitted through theaperture 28 to slide onto the peg 26 which is centered with respect tospacer posts 23 and 24. The open centers 30 of rings 29 are of largerdiameter, say a multiple of or some two to three times more or lesslarger, than the diameter of peg 26 so that when this structure isrolled the rings 29 will drop, for example, from post 23 to post 24 oragainst opposite posts to give a clicking or clattering sound. As shownin Fig. 5 the rings 29, when rocked or displaced from a centred positionon peg 26, or with respect to the aperture 28, become locked on the peg26. With the structure as described in the horizontal or rollingposition the rings 29 do not roll oif or are not so easily disengaged.As illustrated in Figs. 5 and 6, when the centers 30 of rings 29 are offcenter with respect to peg 26 the edges 29' of rings 29 fall out ofalignment with the aperture 28 and are locked between the end plates 21and 22. Likewise in the upright position the rings are not so easilypicked off when they are not in a centered position on peg 26. Thisstructure, as described, is made of wood. The structure, as described,may be formed of plastic or metal, if desired. Further, with blocks orrings 19 and 29 of different thicknesses, as illustrated in Figs. 1 and2 a game can be played by attempting to obtain a stacking on pegs 15 or26 to the exact level of the top edges of the end plates 12 or 22respectively.

As illustrated in Figure 5, it will be noted that the parts 24 areoffset with respect to posts 23 and positioned a slightly greaterdistance from peg 26 than the posts 23. It is this offset of the posts24 which aids in producing the clatter sound of the rolled toy.

A modification of the toy may be achieved by removing the center peg 26and substituting discs for the rings 29.

In this modification the posts 23 serve to retain the discs and stillproduce the clatter eiTect upon rolling of the toy in the mannerdescribed. Further, modification may be made in substituting inserts ofdiiferent configurations, as balls or the like, and without the centerpeg, and an aperture substantially similar to aperture 28 provided inend plate 22 produce a toy which can be filled or emptied from eitherend upon proper alignment with the apertures.

Having thus described our invention it will be recognized that there isprovided a beneficial physical therapy training tool and amusement toyas a new and. useful combination which may be formed of wood, lightmetal or plastic.

What we claim is:

1. A training and amusement toy structure comprising a pair of endplates, a plurality of securing posts spacing said plates, adjacent theperipheral edge thereof, an aperture centered in one of said plates, anda peg centered with respect to said plurality of posts and said aperturein the one of said end plates and centrally mounted on the other of saidend plates, the said aperture and peg being in cooperative alignment toreceive inserts therethrough and be mounted thereon in stackedrelationship.

2. In combination with the structure of claim 1, a plurality of rings ofdifferent thicknesses mounted on said peg.

3. In combination, a training and amusement toy comprising an end plate,a plurality of posts mounted in equally spaced relationship about saidend plate, an opposite end plate secured to the opposite end of saidposts, an aperture in said opposite end plate, a central peg mounted onsaid first end plate and centered in said aperture in said opposite endplate, and a plurality of inserts mounted about said peg by alignmentwith and dropping through said aperture.

4. A rolling toy comprising a pair of rounded end plates, spacer postsmounted in offset relationship about the edges of said rounded endplates, a peg mounted between said end plates and centered relative tosaid spaced posts, and a plurality of separate loose rings mounted onsaid peg and which drop from spacer post to spacer post with a clattersound when the toy is rolled on said rounded end plates.

5. In combination, a training and amusement toy comprising a pair of endplates, a plurality of spaced posts separating said end plates, some ofsaid posts being positioned cit-center with respect to another portionof said posts, an aperture in one of said end plates, and a plurality ofinserts inserted through said aperture and locked between said endplates by displacement against said olfcenter posts.

6. A toy comprising a circular first end plate, a second circular endplate, a plurality of spaced posts mounted adjacent the outermost edgesof said end plates securing the same in parallel relationship, a pegmounted on one of said end plates and centered with respect to saidposts, an aperture centered in the other of said end plates in spacedrelationship to said posts, and a plurality of rings mounted on said pegby entry through said aperture and provided with center openings of adiameter substantially larger than the diameter of said peg, wherebywhen the ring center is displaced on said peg the ring is locked on saidpeg between said end plates.

7. In combination, a training and amusement toy comprising an end platehaving a peripheral edge thereabout, a plurality of spaced postsextending about the peripheral edge of said end plate, an opposite endplate secured to the opposite ends of said posts, a centered aperture inone of said end plates and centered with respect to said posts, a pegcentered in 'said aperture and mounted on the other said end plate andhaving a free end extending substantially flush with the edge opening ofsaid aperture, and a plurality of inserts stacked on said peg within thestructure by dropping said inserts through said aperture.

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